Sentence examples for rapid leap from inspiring English sources

Ax mentioned Beethoven's "Hammerklavier" Sonata, which begins with a rapid leap in the left hand.

QUESTION FROM GUEST: What did you feel about the foreign community's (say the U.S. State Department's) rapid leap to evacuate its citizens?

There are many reasons for that remarkably rapid leap in longevity: the defeat of infectious diseases such as smallpox and polio; better standards of nutrition; readily available clean water; and, most important, perhaps, antibiotics.

Using their long forelimbs for leverage, they would have vaulted themselves into the air in a rapid leap.

His is high-energy dance, full of rapid, leaping spins and "ouch!"-inducing falls.

The Schumann piece (which Christian Zacharias played superbly at Alice Tully Hall earlier this year) was a shock from the first phrase; Levin rang out the rapid, leaping triplets evenly and clearly rather than playing them as the whirling blur found even in some of the best recordings.

Patrick Egan, an NYU politics professor, said that while same-sex marriage has made rapid, unexpected leaps forward, the battle for other protections could take decades.

During July and September, between 50 and 60 of the park's bears congregate throughout the day near Brooks Falls to feast on spawning sockeye salmon, which make easy pickings as they thrash through rapids and leap waterfalls.

Thirdly, they demonstrate that while rapid theoretical leaps can be made in promoting the ethics of global health research, progress in real life will always be incremental.

Rapid-fire leaps across the range of the instrument attest to Mr. Adams's faith in Mr. McAllister's skill.

In episode nine, Hannah accused her now ex-roommate, Marnie, of wanting only "a boyfriend with a luxury rental," but it's Jessa who has taken a rapid and daring leap to get that boyfriend and, two weeks later, to marry him at a "surprise wedding".